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Little lFerry, N. J., `ashineCorporationo'ffNew N. J., a corporationr Application 'March 9, 1950, Serial No. 148,722

.54 Claims.

i1 .This invention ,relatestolabel cuttingand folding machines and particularly to anirnproved machine fcr cutting andifoldingfabricors cloth labels l orsimilar stripfmaterial.

Fabric labels, such as those conventionally :sewn in garments, V'are usually `manufactured in `theform ofelongated-strips.having-the label designsequentially Woven'thereon. lIn. order to prepare individual labels for attachment to garlments, it is-necessarytosever the individual-labels :from theflabel strip .symmetrically .with .respect to the identifying indicia -.thereon, fold the ends 'of the'severedmortion beneath-the .surface ofthe label presenting the .zidentifying indicia kto provide smooth .and `.uniform edges dening a label of a particular length having'the identifying indicia-.centered thereon, press A.the foldededge to secure a sharp crease therein, and then stack .and pacha suitable number of the folded and pressed-labels in a container for shipment. The .above series of basicopcrationshas beengenerally standardized and is required 'by the trade in order to prepare fabriclor cloth .labels for further use as identifying indicialingarments and like articles.

The above series 'of operations 'are performed, .conventionallyinrthe order ,above presented, by .label cutting .and folding machines. Thedimensions of garmentlabels, however, vary over relatively wide limits, particularly `With respect to length and .also yWithrespect to width, .andvcon- .ventional label vcutting and foldingmachines-are rnormally adaptable, -in .somev manner, Ito accommodatelabels vor" vvarying dimensions. `In .many fof thealabel cuttingfand.foldingmachines nowfin `Acommon use, an .excessive amount of time is meeded for the adaptation and multiple adjustzments required when adapting the machine ,to accommodate alabel. of alengthdiffering from that .previously operatedupon. .Insomeof `the commonly Aused machines, a vreplacement of certain :machine elementsis reduiredior eachlabel size, .and the installationoithese elementsandaccomrpanying adjustment ci the .machine `is a .time- .consuming and relativelydiicultprocedure. In such machines a setfof machine --elements corresponding to each label .size is required -to be kept-on hand and available .for use. In most of the label cutting .and folding machines, now in luse, the services of afmechanic or technician are required to adaptlandadjust themachine .when changingromlabels.of one dimension to another .and .in .normal operation of :label cutting and .folding fmachines, this .time required .for :adapting and adjusting the machine to accommodate a different size label may be anappreciable percentage of the actual available operating'tiinefor Ithe machine in question, particularlywhen relatively small Aorders are handled. During ythe change-over periodpthe operatorof'the machine,

who is usually yincapable of performing the change-over operations, -is required to sit idly by While lthe machine iis .being converted `by :more highly skilled or' technical personnel.

The invention maybebriely .described as van improved label cutting andfolding machine of nevel construction. andarrangement which ymay .be readily adapted .to Aaccon'lmodate labels of varying dimensions .by ,unskilled 'personnel in a relatively short period of time. Theflabel operating elements-ofthe machine arefmounted on a pair of spaced supporting.standards'with'means whereby the spacing between said standards may be easily variedin accordance with .the lengthof label to be cut .and folded. Also included lare means whereby the driving linkages for the label strip feeding elements and the label Ioperating elements are automatically `varied-in accordance with the spacing of `the :supporting standards. The invention :also includes an Iimproved label strip feeding assembly Whose driving linkage .is

adjustably and automatically varied yin accorci- .ance-with the length of labelto be cutfandfolded;

improved means for positively and securely clampingthe labels during-operation, vimproved means for folding and pressing the labels Vand improved ine-ans for stacking :and packing .the folded "and pressed labels for shipment. Also includedare means'for trimming the ends of labels so'as to center the label indicia with-respect to the :fold and for providing folds of equal length when operating upon a-label strip Whose identifying indicia is unsyrnmetrically disposed thereon.

The primary object ofythisinventionistolprovide an improved label cutting'andfolding-machine.

Vaccordance with the lengthof label to be cutand folded.

Another object of this invention is toprovide an improved means for clamping'labels during the operations upon said labels in a label cutting and folding machine.

Another object of this invention is to provide an improved folding and pressing assembly for label cutting and folding machines.

Another object of this invention is to provide an improved stacking mechanism for stacking pressed and folded labels in a label cutting and folding machine.

Another object of this invention is to provide an improved label cutting and folding machine including means for trimming unsymmetric labels so as to center the label indicia with respect to the folded portions thereof and to provide labels having folded portions of equal length.

A further object of this invention is to provide an improved label cutting and folding machine wherein all adjustments necessary to adapt the maj or components of the machine to varying sizes of labels are automatically and simultaneously varied in accordance with the length of label to be cut and folded.

A further object of this invention is to provide a label cutting and folding machine which is economical and efficient in operation.

Still another object of this invention is to provide an improved label cutting and folding machine that is simple and safe in operation.

Still another object of this invention is to provide an improved label cutting and folding machine of novel construction.

A further object of this invention is to provide an improved label cutting and folding machine which may be easily and quickly adapted to accommodate labels of varying dimensions by unskilled personnel.

A still further object of this invention is to provide an improved label cutting and folding machine wherein the wastage of labels accompanying the adaptation of the machine to labels of varying dimensions is greatly reduced.

Other objects and advantages of this invention will be apparent in the following specification and accompanying drawings.

Referring to the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of the presently preferred embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 2 is an oblique view illustrating the front and right side of the embodiment of the invention illustrated in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the right side of the embodiment of the invention illustrated in Fig. l;

Fig. 4 is a rea-r elevation of the embodiment of the invention illustrated in Fig. l;

Fig. 5 is an oblique view illustrating the rear and left side of the embodiment of the invention illustrated in Fig. 1;

Fig. 6 is a side elevation o the left side of the embodiment of the invention illustrated in Fig. 1;

Fig. '7 is a plan view of the embodiment of the invention illustrated in Fig. 1;

Fig. 8 is a front elevation of the presently preferred embodiment of the invention illustrating the components thereof at a different setting of the cycle of operation from that illustrated in Figs. 1 7;

Fig. 9 is a side elevation of the right side of the invention at the setting in its cycle of operation illustrated in Fig. 8;

Fig. 10 is a side elevation of the left side of the invention at the setting in its cycle of operation illustrated in Fig. 8;

Fig. 11 is an oblique skeletonizcd view of the essentials of the mechanical drive linkage for the second label strip advancing carriage;

Fig. l2 is an oblique skeletonized view of the essentials of the mechanical drive linkage for the label strip gripping jaws mounted on the second label strip advancing carriage;

Fig. 13 is an oblique skeletonized view of the essentials of the mechanical drive linkage for the nrst label strip advancing carriage;

Fig. 14 is an oblique skeletonized view of the essentials of the mechanical drive linkage for the label trimming assembly associated with the nrst label strip advancing carriage;

Fig. 15 is an oblique view of the essentials of the mechanical drive linkage for the label strip cutting assembly;

Fig. 16 is an oblique view of the essentials of the mechanical drive linkage for a portion of the label strip clamping assembly;

Fig. 16a is a section on the line iSd-16a oi Fig. 16;

Fig. 17 is a side elevation of the essentials of the mechanical drive linkage for a portion of the label strip clamping assembly and the essentials of the mechanical drive linkage for the pressing and folding assembly;

Fig. 18 is a front elevation of the components illustrated in Fig. 17;

Fig. 19 is a front elevational view, partially in section, of the essentials of the folding and pressing units of the label folding and pressing assembly;

Fig. 20 is a side elevational view of a portion of the drive linkage for actuating the folding arms of the folding and pressing units;

Fig. 21 is a plan view, partially in section, of a portion of the label stacking assembly;

Fig. 22 is an elevational view, partially in section, generally on the line 22-22 of Fig. 21;

Fig. 23 is a side elevation of a portion of the label stacking mechanism;

Figs. 24-33 schematically illustrate the sequential position of various machine elements during the clamping, cutting and folding opera-- tions;

Fig. 34 is an elevation of the essentials of one of the folding and pressing units; and

Fig. 35 is a side elevation of the folding and pressing unit illustrated in Fig. 34.

The presently preferred embodiment of the invention, as illustrated in the drawings, may generally be described as an improved label cutting and folding machine whose major label operating components may simultaneously be adapted to accommodate labels of varying lengths by a single control in accordance with the length of label to be cut and folded. For the purposes of simplicity and for clarity of explanation, a general description of the major components of the machine, together with their function and general mode of operation, will be initially described and will be followed by a detailed description of the structure, mode of operation, and interrelation of operations of the individual components.

Integrally combined in the presently preferred embodiment of the invention are: (l) a main drive system, including a horizontal rotatable drive shaft fixed in position and having three drive cams iixedly mounted thereon in spaced relationship with each other and adapted to rotate in conjunction with the main drive shaft. Included in the main drive system are a plurality of fixed supporting elements` for the main drive shaft. During operation of the machine, the power for all the mechanical movements of the label operating components is obtained by suitable individual mechanical linkages from the 

